Cat Deeley reveals she suffers sleepless nights of ‘spiralling’ over her kids as she reflects on life after her split from Patrick Kielty and praises her ‘brilliant nanny’

Cat Deeley has revealed she suffers sleepless nights ‘spiralling’ over her children as she opened up about her life post split from Patrick Kielty. 

The This Morning presenter, 49, and comedian, 55, announced their separation in a joint statement in July 2025 after 12 years of marriage. 

The pair now co-parent their children Milo, 10, and James, eight, however Cat admitted she worries about her children now more than ever. 

She explained: ‘I probably worry about the kids more now than I did then [when they were little]. I just want them to be happy, and I tend to worry a little bit too much.

‘Sometimes when I can’t sleep at night, I go into this kind of spiral of, “Will they be happy, and will they find something that they love to do?” and “Will they find someone to love?” You just want the best for them.’

The star has been open about enlisting the help of a nanny to manage the logistics of parenting alongside her busy schedule.

Cat Deeley has revealed she suffers sleepless nights of ‘spiralling’ over her kids as she reflected on life after her split from Patrick Kielty (pictured in 2021)

She explained: ‘I probably worry about the kids more now than I did then [when they were little]. I just want them to be happy, and I tend to worry a little bit too much’

And praising her nanny, Cat told The Sun: ‘I have a great team of people around me. I have a brilliant nanny who’s basically my right-hand woman. She’s just ace.’

Cat and Patrick moved back to the UK from Los Angeles in 2020, revealing she wanted to be nearer family and have the boys go to school in the UK. 

Last month the star opened up about her new life as a single mother as she revealed she and the Irish comic co-parent the boys ‘50-50’.

Speaking to the Sunday Times, Cat said: ‘It’s about being as organised as you can possibly be. I have an amazing nanny too.’

She added: ‘Everybody’s doing their best.’

It comes after Cat revealed the scary moment she realised school shootings in America ‘are real’ after a ‘terrifying’ gun incident during the family’s time in LA. 

Patrick and her son Milo narrowly avoided a public shooting incident at the Century City Mall when the FBI turned up with guns and ordered everyone to take cover as a shooter was on the loose.

And since returning to the UK, Cat has been open about her fears over gun violence and has recalled the moment she realised it was a serious problem.

Weighing in on the US laws, she explained: ‘I don’t think America will change its gun control laws. When we were looking around schools, we were shown the safe room children go to when there is a live shooter.

‘It made me realise how [school shootings] are real. They are a problem.’

Revealing she also wanted her children to be educated in the UK, she told The Times: ‘I moved back to the UK because I wanted the boys to be educated here. London is a melting pot. I like that there is very little segregation and I think it’s important that [my sons] see different types of people from different backgrounds.’

Cat and Patrick announced their split in July 2025 but prior to their separation she said they had become disillusioned with LA life following a terrifying gun incident.

In a previous interview with YOU Mag, the former SM:TV host discussed her anxiety surrounding a possible school shooting when her kids would start in the future.

Her fears became a reality when her family had to escape the mall shooting as she explained: ‘That danger became even more real last summer when Milo and his father went to the Century City Mall in LA after morning nursery.

‘The FBI turned up with guns and ordered everyone to take cover under counters or hide because a shooter was on the loose.’

Patrick and Milo were forced to take cover in a Shake Shack kitchen when they first discovered a gunman had entered the building.

Cat said her husband was trying to keep their son calm so he didn’t understand the danger and enormity of the situation.

She added: ‘They shut down the centre. I got a call from Paddy, saying, “They’re taking us out through the fire exits but nobody can get to their car. If we walk to a junction, can you come and get us?”

‘It was terrifying. Paddy was shaken by it, more than Milo, who was hot and cranky but didn’t properly understand.’